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UAE-Iran Ties Deteriorate as Tehran-Linked Hospital Ordered Shut in Dubai

The United Arab Emirates has ordered the closure of an Iranian state-linked hospital in Dubai, three employees at the facility told AFP, as ties between the two neighbors deteriorate and Tehran continues its aerial campaign against Gulf states. Since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on February 28, Tehran has launched waves of ...

Drone Attack Against Iraqi Intelligence Services Kills One in Baghdad

An Iraqi officer was killed on Saturday in a drone attack targeting an Iraqi intelligence services building in a residential Baghdad neighbourhood, the agency said, as the Middle East war reverberates across the country. Iraq has been unwillingly drawn into the Middle East conflict with strikes targeting Iran-backed groups, which in turn have ...

Israel Says Striking Hezbollah in Beirut

The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah early Saturday, after calling on residents of several areas to evacuate. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's ...

U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Lebanon's Proposal for Talks with Israel

The U.S. ambassador to Lebanon on Friday hailed the Lebanese president's proposal to launch direct negotiations with Israel to put an end to the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Tehran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2, to avenge the killing of Iran's ...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Global Network Funding Hezbollah

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Friday the designation of a network of 16 individuals and entities led by Hezbollah financier Alaa Hassan Hamieh. According to Treasury, the network, operating across Lebanon, Syria, Poland, Slovenia, Qatar, and Canada, has laundered and diverted over ...

Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon Amid Hezbollah Attacks

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against Israeli settlements and military positions, while Israeli forces have responded with airstrikes and artillery targeting southern Lebanon on Friday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.  The militant group reportedly targeted Israeli settlements including Kiryat Shmona, ...

After the War: Why Lebanon's Shia Must Be Freed from Tehran

Unlike the June 2025 conflict, the current U.S.-Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime is poised to reshape the region, with significant consequences for Tehran’s proxies, foremost among them Hezbollah. The fates of Iran and Hezbollah have become defining questions of the regional war. Hezbollah did not hesitate to open a front ...

Syrian President Says Working to Keep Country out of Regional War

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Friday he is working to keep his country away from conflict, against the backdrop of the Middle East war, stressing that his government is on good terms with all regional countries. In a speech delivered after the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the presidential palace in Damascus, Sharaa said: "We are calculating our ...

Israel, U.S. Double Down on War Effort; Lebanon Reiterates Calls for Israel Negotiations

On Thursday, Israeli officials stated that Israel continues to act decisively against Iran and Hezbollah while the Trump administration sought additional funding for U.S. war efforts and called on allies to assist in operations at the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, Lebanese officials reiterated their support to begin direct negotiations with ...

Lebanese President Calls for Truce While Receiving French Foreign Minister

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday renewed his call for a truce and the opening of negotiations with Israel to stop the war between it and Hezbollah, during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. Lebanon was brought into the regional war on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets toward Israel in response to the killing of ...

Shiite-Majority Region Rejects Amal, Hezbollah Aid Role

The Union of Associations of Baalbek-Hermel, along with several NGOs assisting displaced people, has voiced opposition to transferring displacement aid to the Council for the South, citing concerns over corruption. In a statement, the union pointed to what it described as the council’s poor track record over the past two decades, arguing that ...